Cleaning Day!

Aren't you glad it is not "Friday." Aren't you glad we don't have to scrub floors either? When I was a child my parents owned a house that had some kind of tile floor that needed scrubbing. Guess who got to do the scrubbing? And as a child that floor seemed like a mile long. I used some kind of bar soap, the scrub brush, and water to get old wax off the tiles. When that was done my mom would put the liquid wax on the tile. It was beautiful afterward but I sure did not like it when my mom told me it was time to scrub those floors. (pattern from Embroidery Companion)

Butter pats, Scotch hands, butter paddles, beaters, clappers, and spades are some of the names for these wood paddles I found at a flea market. Some of you knew exactly what they were and that made my search easy after that. Here is what one of my readers said about using the paddles:Cut a cube of butter - put it between the paddles and move the paddles in such a way as to make a ball out of the butter, the same way you would make a meatball between the palms of your hands.
I found an interesting web site that has more information if you would like to check it out. It is called Old and Interesting. It has the history of domestic paraphernalia. I think it is fascinating.

After I found out what the paddles were for and how old they could be I wasn't so sure I wanted to mount anything on them but Debbie of Woolen Sails has a suggestion that you might like to try too.
Use cotton fabric on the back of your punched piece for a backing and then get double side rug tape. You can stick it on and have fun displaying it, but take it off if you want to do something else with the paddles. She said that she learned the hard way not to put the tape onto the punched piece without a back, it pulls the loops out.

I am still learning something new every day. Thanks for helping me with the paddles. Thanks to a reader for the information on how to use the paddles. Thanks to Debbie for her great suggestion.

With Passion,
Carrie P.